Tent-pole shackle ring



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Patented Mar. 29, 1927.

UNITED STATES MARION L. McHUGI-I, OF WICHITA, KANSAS TEN T-POLE SHACKLERING.

Application filed October 16, 1923. Serial No. 668,849.

My invention relates to improvements in shackle rings, commonly used incanvas tents.

The objects of my invention are as follows:

First, to provide a shackle to which the supporting ropes are attached,relieving all strain from the tent fabric, so far as supporting thetent-in its intended position.

Second, to provide a shackle ring adapted to receive the dowel of thetent pole.

Third, to provide a ring having a plurality of shackles for supportingthe ropes, by which means the fabric of the tent is held properly inposition.

Fourth, to provide a shackle having a ring for hoisting purpose.

These and other objects will be hereinafter fully explained, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, in which;

Fig. 1 is a plan view of my rings, shackles, and ropes, attachedthereto.

Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation showingthe side wall support.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detailview of the center pole, parts broken awayfor convenience'of illustration. 4 a Fig. 5is a fragmentary top view ofFig. 4.

l is a ring in which a plurality of shackles 2 are looped and in theopposite end ofthe 30 said shackles is a ring 3, by which means a rope 4may be firmly attached thereto, the said rope being seated in theconcave surface of said ring, and the end of said rope being firmlyattached to the main line, the said shackle being formed around the ringas shown at 5 and being slightly closed as shown at 6, so that saidshackle will turn on said ring 1 and ring 3, allowing the connection toyield by the swinging of the tent fabrics. 7 is a ring interposed in oneof the shackles between said rings 1 and 3 and the said shackle beingcrimped as at 8, as a connecting means for holding said ring in a fixedposition, but so that it will revolve or Weave, yielding to the tensionof the anchor rope 9 which is firmly attached to the pole 10 and thesaid pole having a dowel 11. entering the end of said pole, over whichthe ring 1 is placed and is prevented from being forced upward byinflation of the tent or other manipulations, tending to separate thering from the dowel of the pole.

In Fig. 2 is shown a four way shackle to which is attached a guy line 12and horizontal lines 13 which extend around and function as a. cornicesupport for the tent and in Fig. 2 is shown a drop piece of fabric 14 aa rope 16, the said rope passing through the ring of the anchor rope 9as shown at 17 and by taking hold of the rope 16 on its pendant end A,the said side wall 15 is raised to its proper position and beingsupported by said shackle ring 7 by tying the rope firmly to the tentpole or looping it below said shackle ring 1 In Fig. 3 are shown ashield 18, same being full enough to lap over the shackle withoutstraining the fabric 19 of the tent, and at 20 is shown a shield,functioning for the same purpose and also as means for closing theopening over the shackles and the same fullness of shield 20 willperform its duty as cover without tension on the fabric of the tent, asheretofore described.

In Fig. 4 is illustrated how the ridge pole supports the tent byshackles having a bearing at 21 on the ferrule 22 of the center pole 23and the tent fabric 19 being rigidly attached to the ropes as heretoforedescribed and having a shield 20 which is loosely connected thereto asat 24 and said shield eX- tending upward and being looped around thering as at 25 and sewed firmly together as at 26 functions as means forcovering over the shackles in a loose condition and the said shackle ismeans for holding the ring from coming in contact with the end of theferrule 22 thereby preventing the fabric of the shield from beingcramped or out, should the members 1 and 22 come in contact and thesaid' shackle may rotate as shown by dotted lines B and the loop willfrictionat the contacting point 21 as heretofore described, thereforethe fabrics are preserved from being cut or unusual wear.

I do not confine myself to a shackle having two connecting points as twoor more may be formed in the loop, and I do not confine myself to a truecircle ring as a polygonal or rectangular form may be preferred forcertain conditions, and modifications as to shape ofshield and fullnessthereof may occur, or such modifications may be made as lies within. thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is:

1. Intent pole shackle rings, an annular ring having a plurality ofshackles engaging thereon, the end of said shackles engaging on saidannular ring and circumscribing the diameter thereof, one end providinga bearing engaging on the end of the pole spacing said ring uniformlyfrom the end of said pole, the opposite end of said shackle being ofannular shape adapted to engage a tension line therein, the annularshape of said.shackle end beingadapted to engage on the side of the polefunctioning as means for holding said pole concentric to the first saidannular 1 ring, substantially as shown.

2. In a tent, a tent top having a pike pin opening, a ring secured tothe margin of said opening, adapted to be supported upon a pole havingatop end portion and a pike pin extending through said opening, ropeholding shackles movably connected with said ring at their inner endsand extending radially outwardly therefrom for engaging said top endportion to take the wear incident to heaving of the tent top, and saidtent top having ropes secured thereto and extending radially toward saidopening and having their inner ends connected with the outer ends ofsaid shackles and being thereby free from wearing engagement with saidpole.

3. In a tent, a tenttop having a pike pin opening, a ring secured to themargin of said opening, adapted to be supported upon a pole having a topend portion and a pike pin extending through said opening, said top endportion being greater in cross section than the diameter of said ring,rope holding shackles having their inner ends looped about said ring forresting on said top end portion thereby holding said ring and itsassociated parts elevated with respect to said top end portion torelieve the latter from wear incident to heaving of the tent top, saidshackles extendingradially outwardly from said ring, and'said tent tophaving ropes extending radially toward said opening and having theirinner ends connected with the outer ends of said shacklesat pointsremote from said pole thereby relieving said ropes from wearingengagement with saidpole.

4. In a tent, a tent top having a pike pin opening, a ring secured inthe margin of said opening adapted to be supported upon a pole having apike pin for extending through said opening, and means for elevatingsaid ring from the top of said pole to relieve adjacent portions of thetent top from wear.

5. In a housing structure havinga pole supportable fabric top with apole pin opening, an annular ring secured to the said opening, ropeholding shackles connected at their inner ends to the ring, andextending outwardly from said ring, ropes secured to the top distantfrom the ring, the ropes eX- tending toward the opening, their innerends being connected to the outer ends of the shackles so that they arefree from Wearing engagen'iei'it wvith the pole which supports the top.

6. In a housing structure havinga pole supportable fabric top with apole pin opening, an annular ring secured to the said opening, ropeholding shack-leseach comprising two eyes, one of which embraces thering and the other of which is secured tothe rope, the shackles beingconnected at their inner ends to the ring, and extending outwardly fromsaid ring, ropes secured to the top distant from the ring, the ropesextending toward the opening, their inner ends being connected to theouter ends of the shackles so that they arefree from wearing engagementwith the pole which supports the top.

7. In a housing structure having a pole supportable fabric top with apolepin opening, an annular ring secured to the said opening, 8-shapedrope holding shackles connected at their inner ends-to'the ring, andextending outwardly from said ring, and ropes secured to the top,distant from the ring, the ropes extendingttoward the opening, theirinner ends being connected to the outer ends of the shackles so thatthey are free from wearing engagement with the pole which supports thetop.

8. In a housing structure having a pole supportable fabric'top with apole pin opening, an annular'ring secured to the margin of the opening,shackles loosely engaging the ring, and radially disposed ropes terminally secured to the top and to the shackles, the'l'ength of the ropesbeing such as toprovide constant slackin thetop between the outer endsof the ropes and the shackles so that all strain on the'top'structurcadjacent to the ring-will be carried by the ropes.

9. I11 a housingstructure having a pole supportable fabric top with apole pin opening, an annularring secured-to the margin of the opening,radially disposed ropeson the top, shackles connecting the ropes to=thering and'at least one ring like thimble supported by at least one of theshackles'to receive aropepassing through it.

MARION L. .dVIGIIUGII.

